bitt

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bitt
    n 1: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching
         mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic
         with bollards" [syn: {bollard}, {bitt}]
    v 1: secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bitt \Bitt\, n. (Naut.)
   See {Bitts}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bitt \Bitt\, v. t. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.)
   To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to
   fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering
   away. --Totten.
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